April 24, 2011
Can’t turn out the light
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I landed in Toronto about two hours ago and I’m feeling all unsettled and uneasy so I thought I’d update this here blog with some recent snaps.
Wee Kitty, she of incredible, good vibes.
Whenever I run into Cam Macleod, it’s like a burst of sunshine. Oh wait.
Dutchie in a fur hat.
Aw, my staple friend Rachel was in Vancouver for, like, two days and sweetly made some time for me and a seawall walk.
Dutchie copying Ken’s style (not the non-stop work part.)
I was training Dutchie in the crate all week to prepare for our big trip today. She was SUCH a trooper, flying all by herself in the belly of the plane. We made it!
Spring I
Spring II
Went to the Devon Clifford memorial show at the Biltmore. Only stayed for a few songs by the first band, Chains of Love. Fun stuff. The highlight, however, was the bake sale. Three items for $5. I thoroughly enjoyed me some maple tarts and peanut butter cookies. That shit was unreal.
And a paintball heart.
Gonna go to bed. Hopefully this weird feeling of displacement will be gone and done by tomorrow morning.
April 10, 2011
I like to move it move it
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Romantic rainy Sunday. Alone. I’ve finished up all my work for this week, so I’m just, you know, kicking it back and so forth. What tone am I going for here?
Okay, so a few things on the agenda.
First off, did y’all see the thing I did for CBC? Well, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, at least not under this format. I got some fantastic feedback, that I’m still processing. Figuring out what to focus my energy on next.
Second off, did y’all see the interview I did with Nicole Richie? The piece even made it onto Lainey Gossip, which I think might be just the slightest bit more exciting than actually interviewing Nicole Richie.
For the first time in a long, long time, my wire story made it onto the Globe. I think only the online version, which is still a-ok wit me!
What else? My friends Shannon Mendes and Jeremy Mendes, a brother/ sister duo who not only are abnormally stunning human specimens but also jaw-droppingly talented artists, launched this little project, which they worked on with filmmaker Nettie Wild. I went to the launch the other night and it was the first time in a long time I’ve felt inspired and uplifted by a community storytelling project. I’ve been creatively stuck for a while now and this project really helped shift my gears. I dare you not to feel the same. Quite simply, it’s an impressive piece of work. The stories are beautiful.
Okay. Photos…
I went to Harrison Hot Springs for a few days. This was the view from my window. Cheesy, staged wedding photos on the beach.
Running on the beach like Bo Derek. But without braids and with a little dog.
Me smoking a cigar at night. My statscounter shows me search terms and photos people google to get to my site. There’s another photo of me on this site smoking a cigar that brings in a lot of traffic (people have a thing for women and cigars apparently) so that’s the only reason I’m posting this photo.
Me staging my own photo shoot in the forest.
But it wasn’t a vacation. I was there to work. Photographic evidence.
What else?
Did you know Louise Burns released her solo debut? It’s the first album that I’ve listened to in a long time that I can’t stop listening to. Highly recommended. Plus, my name is in the liner notes. Right next to my ex-boyfriend’s. (Hi Dustin!)
That’s about it. Planning an extended trip out east so yah for that. I think I’m going back to bed as I have absolutely nothing else to do today, except eat my favouite new snack that I invented: salted top crackers, Nutella and a banana slice.
March 30, 2011
Here we go here we go here we go
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Ok, so just a quickie to let you know I’m going to be live on CBC Radio 3 this afternoon at around 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time. I’ve been told not to be nervous so I’ll do my best. A few years ago, one of my favourite people of all time gave me the best advice ever. “Just do your thing.” So I’ll do my best to do that. Let me know what you think, ok?
Nothing too exciting to report as of late. It was a bunch of people’s birthday the other day…
Heh…Katie’s spinning a disco ball like a basketball.
This weekend I got out of town, climbed a mountain and took a nap atop.
And here’s one for good luck…
Baby’s first bong!
March 24, 2011
Oh what a beautiful morning
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Above is a dessert I made that my mom invented. It’s a lemon/banana mousse, that we officially titled “Moussa”, since it’s mousse and my mom, Rosa, invented it. I also attempted to do the CBC exploding pizza logo with strawberry slices, but it turned out really scaled back. Anyhow, I made the dish for a Blazing Pussies reunion I attended a few weeks back…
I was showing them a really embarrassing YouTube video by someone I once knew that I hope to turn into a sketch one day.
Malaika’s not buying it.
So, not too much going on with me. I took the month off to focus on this pilot segment for Radio 3, but it turns out it hasn’t taken too much time to put together (though it’s not complete yet) so I feel like a big moron. In the meantime, I’ve been trying to figure out other aspects of my career, which should be fun but isn’t really. I dunno. This week’s I’m a Good Story pretty much sums up how I’ve been a-feeling.
But who cares. More photos?
Sometimes when I can’t sleep, this happens.
It was Margeo’s birthday.
Slash and Lisa’s the week before (though this is still from Margeo’s) My friend’s are f-in hot.
Did y’all catch Phil Hanley on Craig Ferguson? I didn’t but thank goodness for the internet.
I wrote about my trip to Seattle for CP.
And now I have to get ready to go swimming. Before I go…what’s the best way to handle allergies? I feel ‘em coming and don’t like it.
Oh, and what’s the best way to handle numbness towards everything in general?
March 7, 2011
Bored on a Sunday
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Kind of bored on a Sunday. Spent the morning taking my dog on three separate walks. Now I’ve got a few hours to kill before Sunday evening plans. Might as well post some photos ‘n stuff.
Last weekend I spoke on my first panel at the TMAC conference. (I wrote about it for I’m a Good Story.) It was a tremendously fun day. Travel writers are a wacky bunch. I think I need to work on my panelist skills but overall, really fun times. I got to play ping-pong and learn about travel writing etiquette and meet really swell people.
Went to Blim community market last Sunday with my two favourites.
My all time favourite caterer, Open Sesame, was there.
I got a Cowichan for $40. I think the technical term is “magic sweater”… it’s warmer than all my coats combined. I’m absolutely in love with it.
Got to hang with Lady M…
And her mummy Rukiya. Long overdue.
Last week I had a dream about snowmen. I woke up to tons of snow and an army of snowmen, everywhere. Trippy, maaaan.
Finally, my dog has really been branching out lately.
And…
She generally isn’t that interested in anyone or anything that isn’t me, so it’s heartwarming, and rare, to see her open up to other dogs. Glad I have evidence.
